Summer Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Aug 6, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 24, 2014 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 736
1957 BOSTON CELTICS 10K GOLD NBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RING (TRAINER JOCK SEMPLE)
Sold for
$24,243.60
Sold Price includes BP
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This 1957 Boston Celtics 10K Gold NBA World Championship ring was presented to team trainer/physical therapist Jock Semple. Mr. Semple was a physical therapist for the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics for more than 40 years and was also a trainer for Olympic athletes. A fixture in the Boston sports world Semple was also was involved with the Boston Marathon for six decades. He is famously remembered for chasing down a woman who entered the race illegally in 1967. A photograph of the scene was widely distributed in national press. Semple was with the Boston Celtics from 1947 through 1964 and tended to many injured Celtics. The 1956-57 NBA season saw the Boston Celtics finish with the best record in the league (44-28) and win their first NBA World Championship led by the exceptional play of rookie center and future Hall of Famer Bill Russell. In addition to Russell the team had six other future Hall of Famers wearing green that season including Bob Cousy Bill Sharman Tom Heinsohn Frank Ramsey Andy Phillip and Arnie Risen. One of only a small handful of original 1957 Celtics rings to enter the marketplace this ring boasts a large real diamond on top surrounded by the words "WORLD CHAMPIONS. The top of the diamond shows a very small chip. Each side has "1957 CELTICS" spelled out and a raised image of the Boston Celtics three-leaf clover designed logo. Inside is stamped "J. SEMPLE" and "KOCH 10K. The ring size is 9.5 and its overall weight is 26 grams. A monumental piece of Boston Celtics history.
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